The first chocolate bar was invented by Cadbury from England, way back in 1842. Cadbury remains a giant in the UK chocolate industry.
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Ever heard of the fennec fox? It is the smallest type of fox in the world and weighs under three pounds! Its home is in the Sahara Desert where it is active during the cool nights. Fennec foxes have huge ears that allow them to hear prey and keep their heat regulated.
Although lightning bolts appear huge, they are actually just two to three centimetres wide at an average length of three kilometres. But mighty they are: at 30,000 °C, the heat generated by lighting is five times hotter than the surface of the sun!
The original script of the film was a bit different. In this early version, Scar was unrelated to Simba. Instead, he was written as a lone lion who was the leader of a pack of ferocious baboons. Timon and Pumbaa were also friends with Simba from the start and Rafiki was a cheetah.
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Ever heard of the fennec fox? It is the smallest type of fox in the world and weighs under three pounds! Its home is in the Sahara Desert where it is active during the cool nights. Fennec foxes have huge ears that allow them to hear prey and keep their heat regulated.
Although lightning bolts appear huge, they are actually just two to three centimetres wide at an average length of three kilometres. But mighty they are: at 30,000 °C, the heat generated by lighting is five times hotter than the surface of the sun!
The original script of the film was a bit different. In this early version, Scar was unrelated to Simba. Instead, he was written as a lone lion who was the leader of a pack of ferocious baboons. Timon and Pumbaa were also friends with Simba from the start and Rafiki was a cheetah.
Earth’s biggest mountain ranges aren’t easy to spot – because they are at the bottom of the ocean! The Mid-Ocean-Ridge wraps around the entire planet and is a staggering 65,000 kilometres long!